That song, "Hound Dog," was one of Elvis Presley's most popular records. It sold five-million copies in 1956. Music industry experts say more than one-thousand-million of Elvis's recordings have sold throughout the world. He was a success in many different kinds of music-popular, country, religious, and rhythm-and-blues.
猫王普雷斯利最出名的唱片之一是《猎狗》。1956年该唱片的销售量达500万张。唱片业的专家说，普雷斯利的唱片在全世界的销量超过10亿张。他在流行音乐、乡村音乐、宗教音乐以及节奏布鲁斯音乐等多种不同的音乐方面都有建树。
Elvis Presley won many awards from nations all over the world, yet he did not record in any language other than English. He never performed outside the United States, except for three shows in Canada. Yet, his recordings and films have been, and are still, enjoyed by people all over the world.
猫王普雷斯利曾获得世界上许多国家的奖项，但是他没有灌录过除英语以外其他语言的唱片。除了在加拿大的三次演出以外，他没有到美国以外的其他国家演出过。不过，他的唱片和电影至今仍然为世界各地人们所喜爱。
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in the southern town of Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8th, 1935. His family was extremely poor. During his childhood, he sang in church with his parents. He also listened to music that influenced his later singing, including country, rhythm-and-blues, and religious music. Elvis and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when he was thirteen. After high school, he had several jobs, including driving a truck. In 1953, he made his first recording of this song, "My Happiness."
猫王普雷斯利1935年1月8日出生于密西西比州南部的图佩洛镇。他家境极其贫困。孩提时代，他与父母一起在教堂里唱歌。他也倾听乡村音乐、节奏布鲁斯音乐及宗教音乐等多种音乐，这些音乐对他后来的歌唱有一定的影响。13岁那年，普雷斯利和他的家人移居田纳西州的孟菲斯。中学毕业后他做过几种工作，其中包括开卡车。1953年，他灌录了他第一张唱片《我的幸福》。
By the middle of the 1950's, Elvis Presley was known around the world as the young man who moved his hips in a sexual way as he sang rock and roll music. Many adults said he and his music were bad influences on young people. Young women loved him. Huge crowds attended his performances. He made his first movie in 1956. It was "Love Me Tender." The title song was a big hit.
至20世纪50年代中期，猫王普雷斯利作为一个演唱摇滚音乐时性感地扭臀的年轻人而举世闻名。许多成年人说，他和他的音乐对年轻人有很坏的影响。少女们都爱上了他，大群的人看他的表演。1956年他首演电影，电影名字叫《温柔爱我》，其主题歌曲名震一时。
Elvis Presley was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood for a number of years in the 1950's. He acted in thirty-one movies. In 1958, just as he finished making the movie "King Creole," Elvis received notice that he had to serve in the United States Army. He was stationed in Germany where he lived in a large house and dated a lot of beautiful women. One young girl he met in Germany was Pricilla Beaulieu, the daughter of an army officer. She was fourteen years old. Later, after Elvis had finished his army service, she came to live with him in Memphis. They married in 1967, when she was twenty-one years old. He was thirty-two. They became parents nine months later of a baby girl, Lisa Marie.
20世纪50年代，猫王普雷斯利是好莱坞在数年中支付薪金最高的演员之一。他演过31部电影。1958年，正当他演罢电影《克里奥尔王》的时候，他接到通知必须在美国军队中服役。他驻扎在德国，住在一座大屋子里，与许多漂亮的女人约会。他在德国遇见一位名叫普丽西拉·玻利欧的年轻姑娘，她是一位陆军军官的女儿，当时14岁。后来，当普雷斯利服役完毕，她就跟着他来到孟菲斯居住。他们在1967年结婚，当时她21岁，他32岁。九个月后，他们生了一个女儿，取名丽莎·玛丽。
Elvis Presley won three of the music industry's highest award, the Grammy. He received the first one in 1967. It was for "How Great Thou Art," an album of religious music.
普雷斯利三度荣获唱片业的最高奖项——格莱美奖。他第一次荣获该奖是在1967年，获奖作品是宗教歌曲唱片《上帝你多伟大》。
Elvis Presley released many recordings of his performances during the 1970's. He also enjoyed great success on television. His 1973 television show from Hawaii was seen in forty countries by more than 1,000 million people.
20世纪70年代，猫王普雷斯利发行了很多他表演的录音节目。他在电视上的演出极为成功。1973年，他在夏威夷播出的电视演出有40个国家共10亿多人收看。
His last record album was called "Moody Blue." He recorded it in 1976. One of its hit songs was called "Way Down."
他最后一个唱片集名为《忧郁布鲁斯》，那是他在1976年录制而成的。其中一首风行一时的歌曲叫做《落泊》。
Elvis Presley died on August 16th, 1977. First reports said he had a heart-attack, but later tests showed many drugs in his body. Experts agree that these drugs probably caused his death.
猫王普雷斯利于1977年8月16日去世。最初的报道说他死于心脏病，但后来的测试显示他身体里有许多毒品，专家们一致认为可能是这些毒品导致他死亡。
More than twenty years after his death, hundreds of thousands of people still visit his home, Graceland, in Memphis every year. Fans continue to buy his music, making him the most popular recording artist ever. As the century ends, Elvis Presley remains the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.
他去世20多年以后，每年仍然有成千上万的人参观他在孟菲斯的家——锦绣庄园。歌迷们继续买他的唱片，使他成为最受欢迎的歌手艺人。在此世纪之交，猫王普雷斯利仍是无可争议的摇滚音乐之王。
小 常 识
猫王普雷斯利出生于一个贫穷农场工人的家庭。他可能是20世纪美国流行音乐最重要的人物，他不一定是最优秀的，但无可争议的是他使摇滚音乐在世界各地流行普及。单从他的唱片销量就可以看出，他的作用力是非凡的。从50年代中期至70年代中期这20年间，他的国际热门歌曲一浪接一浪，甚至在他去世后他的任何再版唱片都能保持极其稳定的销量。毋庸置疑，他是流行音乐历史上唱片销量最高的艺人。